A related, connected thought in my
"leaving Facebook alone" journey.
Last night, I opened the door of my
house to go for a drive and my phone immediately chimed, “light
traffic in your area.” No. Just no. I've had enough of this
bologna. Enough of the prying eyes. Enough of the constant sales
pitches. Enough of the greed. Enough. How can we find peace in such a
crazy, intrusive, busy-body, capitalistic world?
And yes, there has always been crazy
stuff going on. I know that. And yes, there are times when technology
is a friend to me. It's just that I'd like to be the one to choose
when that happens, rather than having it shoved down my throat 24/7.
If I need a traffic report, I'll ask for one. Otherwise, I'd like to
just live in peace, OK?
If smart phones were really smart,
they'd know to leave me alone and that I'm not in the mood for their
incessant intrusions. Ever.
And.... turning off system
notifications now.
Because that's how we find peace in
this crazy capitalistic world. Little by little, bit by bit, we
decide what our tolerance limits are and make adjustments
accordingly. It's not going to change, you guys. In a capitalistic
society, we will never have what we really need, no matter how large
our bank accounts are.
We have to change our character, not
our station in society in order to find our place of peace. Because
what we need can't be found in a vault. It simply can't be bought.
So many illustrations I could use here.
So many. Stopped going on Facebook last week sometime. Still have
messenger on my phone so I don't lose touch with all the great
friends I've found there. Just don't go to my “news” feed any
more. It's too manipulative is the thing. Too intrusive. Too
negative. Too one sided, no matter which “side” you're on.
Facebook is not a victim-less
application.
And then, there's another aspect. Some
of us weren't really made for the kind of life they're pushing on us
now, on or off social media. Some of us really could live in that
cabin in the woods. A lot of us would be OK without the trappings of
modern society. Problem is, we're not allowed to live simply any
more. It's not up to us how we choose to live.
Social media and mass media work
together to make sure we are obliviously occupied, while our pockets
and brains are picked clean by the powers that be. It's the American
way. Or maybe I should say, it's the U.S.A. way, since we do not have
exclusive rights to this continent.
At any rate, things have been
developing in this direction for a lot of years. You see, that's how
it works. Brainwashing doesn't happen overnight. It's sneaky. It's
subtle. And suddenly, you have no choice but to go with the flow.
Or do you?
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